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We secure and accelerate cloud, data, and AI in real time, everywhere. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs.\nAt Netskope, our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation, and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity, creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work, grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship, and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong, where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur, and where together, we continue to redefine the landscape of security.\nVisit Careers at Netskope to learn more. Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.\nAbout the role\nPlease note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.\nThe client team creates and enhances the client software that runs on Windows, Mac or other operating systems. Easy to use, light-weight, and deployed to perform at a high throughput, Netskope Client steers user traffic through Netskope’s enterprise security products (Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Cloud Firewall (CFW), Endpoint DLP) enabling holistic data protection and facilitating SASE deployments. Netskope Client’s centralized configuration, deployment, support, and troubleshooting delivers comprehensive security and control across the borderless modern threat landscape.\nWhat’s in it for you\nAs a member of the Client team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and enhancing cloud backend software for Netskope Cloud Security solutions, and solving some of the most challenging cloud access & data security problems for enterprise customers.\nWhat you will be doing\nWorking with a group of brilliant engineers to build service technologies that enable a CASB and Next Gen Secure Web Gateway holistic solutions.\nWriting high-throughput code using the latest software development techniques.\nUnderstanding requirement specs, researching appropriate solutions, and designing and implementing high-quality features that ensure reliability, sustainability, scalability and observability.\nWorking with Product Management to understand customer requirements.\nWriting and executing dev test routines for your modules.\nWorking with QA to help them better test our product.\nRequired skills and experience\n10+ years of experience in developing cloud security, network or endpoint solution, or with a proven track record of building, scaling, and maintaining security software products.\nStrong programming skills in Golang, Python, Node.js.\nExperience designing and shipping APIs in highly scalable, distributed environments.\nHands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes deployments.\nSolid understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTPS, TLS, and related technologies.\nKnowledge of cryptographic techniques and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins.\nFluency with agentic coding systems and genuine curiosity about agent harnesses like Claude Code, Pi, and Codex, so you should already be building with them, or itching to.\nStrong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate openly, transparently, and consistently with team members and stakeholders.\nExcellent problem-solving skills, including debugging and performing root cause analysis for complex issues across distributed systems and cloud infrastructures.\nEducation\nBS Computer Science required, MS Computer Science strongly preferred\nCompensation: \nAt Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.\nThe successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and market conditions. \nFor all sales roles, the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.\nIn addition to salary, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed at Netskope Benefits site. \nSalary Range\n$98,500—$200,000 USD\nNetskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion, race, color, sex, marital or veteran statues, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.\nNetskope respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us, please refer to Netskope's Privacy Policy for more details.\nThe application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. 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